mindless ramblings

Group G France needed to win by at least 2 goals to guarantee their place in the next round and they did just that as they beat Togo 2-0. Well finished goals by Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry put the game beyond doubt. The French must be so relieved to finally make it after so [...]

Group E This was one of the more difficult groups to qualify from, but Italy made it through pretty easily in the end. They comfortably beat the Czechs 2-0 in the final game to top the group. Although the Czechs were only 1-0 down in the first half, their task got markedly more difficult when [...]

Group C The games here didn’t matter in terms of qualification, and the Netherlands vs Argentina matchup was understandably cautious. The Netherlands rested 5 players who had yellow cards but nevertheless looked good without those players. Juan Román Riquelme was in the center of things as usual and his passes were a constant threat to [...]